Preview Forfar Athletic
Saturday, 5th Sep 2015This Saturday Dunfermline return to a venue where they have won only twice in the last nine visits.
When Allan Johnston takes his team back to Forfar on Saturday to play the league leaders, it will only be two and a half weeks since Dunfermline played Forfar Athletic in the Petrofac Training Cup. That Tuesday night's 3-0 win at Station Park was overshadowed by the double leg break to Ryan Williamson in the closing minutes but the winning goals came from a Michael Moffat penalty (32), Faissal El Bakhtaoui (44) and another from Michael Moffat (82).
Station Park, Forfar has not been the most successful away trips for Dunfermline Athletic. This Saturday they return to a venue where they have won only twice in the last nine visits.
| Milestones
Forfar Athletic (away) |
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| Last
Victory |
18/08/15 |
3-0 |
Petrofac Cup |
| Last
Defeat |
16/08/14 |
0-2 |
League One |
| Best
Victory |
|
6-0 |
Div Two* |
| Worst Defeat |
|
0-4 |
League One |
| *Pre league reconstruction | |||
| Last 12 Matches v Forfar Athletic | ||||
|
Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Competition | |
| 18/08/15 |
A |
W | 3-0 | Petrofac Training Cup |
| 25/04/15 | H | L | 1-3 | League One |
| 21/02/15 | A | L | 0-1 | League One |
| 18/10/14 | H | D | 0-0 | League One |
| 16/08/14 | A | L | 0-2 | League One |
| 12/04/14 | H | D | 0-0 | League One |
| 15/02/14 | A | W | 4-2 | League One |
| 07/12/13 | H | D | 1-1 | League One |
| 05/10/13 | A | L | 4-0 | League One |
| 11/05/13 | H | W | 6-1 | Division One Play Off |
| 08/05/13 | A | L | 1-3 | Division One Play Off |
| 28/07/12 | A | L | 2-3 | Ramsden Cup |
There have been 67 previous league fixtures between the clubs. In total Dunfermline have won 38 league encounters to Forfar's 19 and ten matches have been drawn. The Pars took only one point from a possible twelve last season and amassed just five from the season before.
| Forfar Athletic | Dunfermline |
| League Position | |
| 1 | 2 |
| League Points | |
| 10 | 9 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +8 | +12 |
| League Record | |
| P4, W3, D1, L0 | P4, W3, D0, L1 |
League wins over Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers and Stenhousemuir and a draw at Ayr last Saturday have brought Forfar ten points. They are one ahead of the Pars whose wins over Brechin City, Cowdenbeath and Stranraer have earned them nine poinrs. The blemish for the Eastenders is the 2-1 defeat at Balmoor in their last away match.
In the League Cup Hearts required *extra time to get past Dick Campbell's team and of course Dunfermline are in the next round courtesy of a fantastic win over Dundee.
Recent Form
| Form this season - | ||||||
| Forfar Athletic |
|
Dunfermline | ||||
| Ayr United (A) |
D |
2-2 | Stranraer (H) | W | 3-1 | |
| Hearts (H) | L | 1-2* | Dundee (H) | W | 3-1 | |
| Stenhousemuir (H) | W | 4-1 | Peterhead (A) | L | 1-2 | |
| Forfar Athletic (H) |
L |
0-3 | Forfar Athletic (A) | W | 3-0 | |
| Albion Rovers (H) |
W |
4-0 | Cowdenbeath (H) | W | 7-1 | |
| Airdrieonians (A) | W | 1-0 | Brechin City (A) | W | 6-1 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Stranraer): Sean Murdoch; Lewis Martin (Trialist 61), Callum Fordyce (c), Ben Richards-Everton, Jason Talbot,; Michael Paton, Josh Falkingham, Andy Geggan, Joe Cardle (Shaun Byrne 73); Michael Moffat (Ryan Wallace 55), Faissal El Bakhtaoui.
SUBS NOT USED: David Hopkirk, James Thomas, Trialist, David Hutton (GK)
FORFAR ATHLETIC: (v Ayr United): Rab Douglas; Andrew Black, Michael Dunlop, Michael Travis, Iain Campbell (Martyn Fotheringham 78), Derek Young (Gavin Malin 79), Bryan Hodge, Danny Denholm; Chris Templeman (Craig Smith 63), Lewis Allan
SUBS NOT USED: James Yates, Cameron Clark, Jack Neave, Jason King (GK).
From the Loons side that lost 3-0 to Dunfermline in the Petrofac Training Cup, Thomas O'Brien, Mark Baxter, Kevin Nicoll (suspended), Gavin Swankie and Kerr Hay were all missing against Ayr.
Referee will be
Come on ye Pars!
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